Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever among Health Care Workers, Turkey

We investigated 9 cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (1 fatal, 2 asymptomatic) among health care workers in Turkey. Needlestick injuries were reported for 4 workers. Eight received ribavirin. In addition to standard precautions, airborne infection isolation precautions are essential during aer...

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Autores principales: Celikbas, Aysel Kocagul, Dokuzoğuz, Başak, Baykam, Nurcam, Gok, Sebnem Eren, Eroğlu, Mustafa Necati, Midilli, Kenan, Zeller, Herve, Ergonul, Onder
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3944849/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24564994
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2003.131353
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Sumario:We investigated 9 cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (1 fatal, 2 asymptomatic) among health care workers in Turkey. Needlestick injuries were reported for 4 workers. Eight received ribavirin. In addition to standard precautions, airborne infection isolation precautions are essential during aerosol-generating procedures. For postexposure prophylaxis and therapy, ribavirin should be given.

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